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It’s biology Jim, but not as we know it…

October 13, 2016
After his appearance at Lab Innovations – we hear from physicist and all-round science hero Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE on the strange world of quantum biology

Bio-inspired blueprint for new material

October 11, 2016
MIT engineers have designed a beaver-inspired wetsuit material to insulate surfers.

World’s smallest machines scoop Chemistry Nobel

October 5, 2016
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for their design and production of molecular machines.The collective work of Sauvage (University of Strasbourg,...

UK University to upgrade CERN’s LHC

September 5, 2016
CERN will receive vital upgrades to parts of the LHC from scientists at Huddersfield University.

Fantastic ceramic

August 23, 2016
From joint replacements to microfluidics – additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, promises so much for the biomedical industry.

Nanoparticles

August 15, 2016
Transmission electron microscopy image showing self-assembled diblock copolymer nanoparticles.

Nanoparticle offers hope for future cancer treatment

July 25, 2016
A ‘smart’, biodegradeable nanoparticle has been created that can be used to target and treat tumours.

Creating a lasting smile

July 14, 2016
Can the humble autoclave really be the keystone of cutting edge Materials Science? One team from Leeds think so and here they tell us why this lab mainstay is vital...

New semiconductor production method proposed

May 25, 2016
A new production method could allow larger and more flexible solar panels, according to Penn State University scientists.

World’s smallest engine created

May 17, 2016
Scientists from the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge have created the world’s tiniest engine – a few billionths of a metre – that uses light to power itself.

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